Defense-Focused MBA Program - Curriculum 8xx

Program Director
O. Douglas Moses, Ph.D.
Code GB/Mo, Ingersoll Hall, Room 307
(831) 656-3218, DSN 756-3218
dmoses@nps.edu

Brief Overview

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a defense-focused MBA program designed to provide officers and DoD civilians an advanced education in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving and policy analysis by applying quantitative, financial, economic, information technology, and other state-of-the-art management techniques and concepts to military management and policy issues. Graduates of the MBA program will know the latest management theories and practices, including leadership, communication, organization design, and planning, and how to apply them within large public and private sector organizations, as well as military sub-units and activities.

The MBA degree program has been designed to meet four objectives:

• To provide a defense-focused graduate management education program of specific relevance to U.S. military officers and DoD civilians.
  
• To satisfy educational requirements for military subspecialties.
  
• To meet the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) accreditation requirements.
  
• To allow officers to complete JPME requirements, if desired.

To satisfy these objectives, the MBA program consists of four parts:

• Business Core (37 credit hours)
• Mission-Related Core (16 credit hours)
• Curricular Concentration (24+ credit hours)
• Master’s Application Project or Thesis

Requirements for Entry

A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. A minimum TOEFL score of 207 (173-207 with supplemental language training) is required for international students.

Entry Dates

January and/or July, depending on curriculum.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for the degree Master of Business Administration are met by:

• Completion of all required courses in the business core at NPS or at a partner school.
• Completion of all required courses in the mission-related core.
• Completion of an approved sequence of courses in a concentration area with a minimum of 24 graduate level credit hours.
• Completion (excluding by validation) of a minimum of 58 credit hours of graduate-level courses, at least 22 of which are at the 4000 level.
• Completion of an acceptable thesis or application project report.
• Approval of the candidate’s program by the Dean, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy.
• a 3.0 or higher QPR